Brazil’s Air Force has presented a containerized 1 MW ethanol turbine generator that runs on sugar-cane fuel. It can power a field hospital or remote.
Brazil · Defense
Key Facts
—Power output. 1 MW nominal, enough to supply roughly 3,600 Brazilian homes or a fully equipped field hospital.
—Fuel. Hydrated ethanol, the same renewable sugar-cane fuel widely available at filling stations across Brazil.
—Mobility. Fits inside a standard 20-foot container and can be airlifted by an Embraer KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft.
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